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I hate taking selfies. But I finally caved, and ended up being happily upstaged by the image of Papa Renty. He’s a Black founding father too many want to whitewash from history. iPINIONS explains the backstory behind my new profile pic. Read more on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/my-new-profile-pic-says-more-about Read more.
Harvard just fired Professor Francesca Gino for dishonesty, but Trump is trying to break the entire university for disobedience. iPINIONS puts this Gino firing in context — not just of Harvard’s leadership scandals, but of Trump’s autocratic war on academic freedom. Read my take on Substack: Harvard Fired Its Honesty Professor — and Trump Is… Read more.
Musk’s racism mirrors Trump’s Elon Musk is a racist. At this point, that shouldn’t surprise anyone. I, for one, have written many commentaries denouncing his public tweets. Those tweets often show his true colors. Simply put, Musk is becoming to business what Donald Trump is to politics: a temperamental, incompetent, petty, spiteful, cowardly, racist, narcissistic, homophobic, antisemitic, bullying buffoon. In other words, they’re two… Read more.
Students who blamed Israel Ryna Workman, the NYU Student Bar Association president, penned a statement siding with Hamas — the very terrorists who mounted that devastating attack against Israel last week. She condemned Israel’s “violence of apartheid” against Palestinians and declared her “unwavering and absolute solidarity” with them. Winston & Strawn, where Workman worked as a summer associate, immediately rescinded… Read more.
Professor Henry Louis Gates, one of the most distinguished scholars in America, was arrested last Thursday after he was spotted trying to break into his own home, which is located near Harvard University. Yes, like a dummy, he locked himself out. After reading about his arrest, I immediately thought about the imperious manner in which celebrities often… Read more.
